Chapter 15 If The Eyes Could Talk

The night wind blew through the gathered martial artists. As the burning flame continued to burn the fabric mill, the thick smoke in the air contaminated the clothes of the martial artists. The martial artists looked at each other without saying a word, waiting for the other party to break the silence.

Yan Zhanjin walked to the seriously injured Zhou Guotin to break the silence. After examining Zhou Guoting, he said, "You have broken a few bones, Zhou Qianbei, you need to rest for a few months before the broken bones can heal completely."

Zhou Guotin asked, "What about my two da shixiong?"

Yan Zhanjin said, "I'm sorry, they are dead."

Yong Taihua, "Zhou qianbei, I will ask someone to send the bodies of Su qianbei and Yan qianbei back to Huangshan. As for now, you have to rest well and heal the broken bones." He turned to Yong Caixia. "Send a signal to others that we have found three qianbei."

Cao Yanmei rushed over from behind Cao Wenyan and went straight to Yan Zhanjin. She grabbed Yan Zhanjin's hand and drew him towards herself. She said, "Yan yisheng, come and see this dumb Taoist."

Chen Dandan grabbed Yan Zhanjin's left hand and drew him towards her, "Are you and your ge kidnapping him again?"

Cao Yanmei slapped Chen Dandan's hand away from Yan Zhanjin, "The dumb Taoist is standing there. How is this called kidnapping?"

After being pulled back and forth between the two women, everyone else stared at the three of them. Yan Zhanjin pulled his hands away from the two women. He said, "Enough…I will look at him. Don't pull my arms back and forth, it hurts." He shook his head, and his eyes fell on Xue Horan. "Mu Dishi…" Yan Zhanjin walked in front of Xue Horan and Rao Zhengsheng.

Rao Zhengsheng walked over and stood in front of Xue Horan. He looked at Yan Zhanjin and asked firmly, "What do you want?"

Yan Zhanjin blinked at Xue Horan, "Why do you look so much like the person I know?" He continued to stare at Xue Horan.

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Don't stare at him, he is not Mu Dishi." He stared at Yan Zhanjin frantically. He hated when someone stared at Xue Horan like that. Whenever someone looked at Xue Horan with such eyes. He knew they would have dirty thoughts about Xue Horan. He knew that Xue Horan had a very pretty complex, which made some men look at him sexually.

Xue Horan hid his face behind Rao Zhengsheng, and clenched his hands tightly on Rao Zhengsheng's belt.

Yan Zhanjin shouted at Yong Taihua, "Yong-xiong, come over here. This man." He pointed at Xue Horan. "Look so much like your shizun. Ouch…" He cried in pain. He turned his head around and met Rao Zhengsheng's angry eyes.

Rao Zhengsheng held Yan Zhanjin's fingers tightly, bent his fingers back towards Yan Zhanjin, and said, "Never look at him with that kind of eyes."

Chen Dandan hurriedly walked over and said, "Shixiong, my da shixiong didn't mean it in a bad way. He is a doctor and he need his fingers to do his job effectively."

Yan Zhanjin snorted in pain, "My shimei is absolutely correct. I still need my fingers to save lives." Rao Zhengsheng released Yan Zhanjin's fingers. Yan Zhanjin looked at Xue Horan. "Are you hurt? Do you need me to check you?"

Xue Horan shook his head. He said, "I'm fine."

Cao Wenyan said, "I accidently hit him."

Yan Zhanjin smiled and asked, "Are you hurting anywhere?"

Xue Horan said shyly, "I am fine."

Yong Taihua said, "There is an abandoned temple one mile from here, where we can spend the night. I hope everyone can put aside their differences for one night."

Fu Yuanjun, Elder Tong and ten disciples approached from the left. Fu Yuanjun and the eleven people from the Tianshan Sector walked to Yong Taihua.

Yan Zhanjin threw a ceramic bottle at Rao Zhengsheng. He said, "This is a painkiller ointment, applied to the skin." He smiled at Fu Yuanjun and said, "Fu-ge."

Fu Yuanjun said, "We were almost here when we saw your signal." He saw the bodies of Su Liejie and Yen Shoi Ming on the ground. "The two Qianbei...they?"

Yong Taihua, They are dead."

When the group of martial artists arrived at the abandoned temple, it was already midnight. As the group of volunteer martial artists were discussing about the discovery of the three men in a different room, Rao Zhengsheng pulled Xue Horan to a corner of the temple.

Yongzheng supported Dong Lanying and let her sit down near Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Horan, while Yuan Xiurong looked at Dong Lanying's wound. Yongzheng gazed at Rao Zhengsheng. He saw Rao Zhengsheng stretched out his hand to untie Xue Horan's robe. He remembered that Xue Horan was very embarrassed when he asked Xue Horan to change clothes the night before, but in front of Rao Zhengsheng, Xue Horan was not embarrassed at all.

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Turn to me and hold this."

Xue Horan pulled the hems of his robe and looked at Rao Zhengsheng. He said, "I'm sorry."

Rao Zhengsheng, "You should be." He looked up at Xue Horan's neck and saw some marks. He quickly grabbed Xue Horan's left wrist.

Xue Horan groaned, "Zhen gege, it hurts."

Rao Zhengsheng pushed Xue Horan's sleeve back and saw four fingerprints. He looked at Xue Horan's other hand, and there appeared to have some fingerprints. He asked, "How did you get this?"

Xue Horan, "Could we not talk about these marks?"

As soon as Xue Horan said this, Rao Zhengsheng knew that his worries had become a reality. Rao Zhengsheng asked softly, "Has anyone done anything to you?"

Xue Horan said, "No, Yongzheng helps me. They are all dead now." He was afraid that Rao Zhengsheng would be even more angry, so he smiled at Rao Zhengsheng. "Zhen gege, do you know that the expression on your face looks like a shark?"

Rao Zhengsheng poured the medicine in his hand and said, "Hao gege, even if you have grown taller, but you are still a naive child in front of me." He heard Xue Horan groaned. "Does it hurt?"

Xue Horan, "Mmm."

Rao Zhengsheng coaxed, "Hold on for a while, eh..."

Dong Lanying looked at Yuan Xiurong. She knew that the expression on Yuan Xiurong's face told her that Yuan Xiurong could no longer watch the flirting between Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Huoran at the corner of the temple. She said, "Yuan jiejie, are you okay?"

Yuan Xiurong bit her lower lip lightly and said, "I'm fine. You have been hit twice, how is your injury?"

Dong Lanying said, "I'm fine."

Yuan Xiurong, "That's good. I'll get something for us to eat." She stood up and walked to the door.

Dong Lanying quickly got up and chased Yuan Xiurong. She found Yuan Xiurong standing at the door. Dong Laiying said, "Da shixiong and Horan are always like that. Da Shixiong have always been like this to Horan. Da Shixiong has spoiled Horan since he was a child."

Yuan Xiurong said, "It seem that Rao gege is quite comfortable with Xue gongzi."

Dong Lanying, "Yes, da shixiong is very protective of Horan. As far as I can remember, da shixiong will take Horan wherever he goes."

Yuan Xiurong, "Why don't Rao gege take him to Central Plains?"

Dong Lanying, "Because da shixiong didn't want Horan to be in danger, so Horan was not allowed to come with us." She looked at Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Horan in the corner of the temple. "Yuan jiejie, if you want to stay with da shixiong, you must accept Horan's existence, otherwise da shixiong will never choose you over him."

A nun walked over and said, "Benefactors, there are tea and steam buns behind the temple."

Yuan Xiurong smiled at the young nun and said, "Thank you."

Sitting not far from Rao Zhengsheng, Yongzheng glanced at Xue Horan and Rao Zhengsheng from time to time. He saw Xue Horan's head resting on Rao Zhengsheng's left shoulder, and Xue Horan's hands were tightly clasped on Rao Zhengsheng's left hand. He knew that he shouldn't have strange thoughts about Xue Horan, but the feeling in his heart was undeniable. He closed his eyes and began to recite the master's teachings, but the storm in his heart seemed to be more unquenchable than any words of wisdom. Now he understood why his master would not let him participate in the ceremony of a true Taoist.